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Great Falls Balloon Festival takes flight in Lewiston

WMTW News 8's Cristina Frank got a chance to check out the festival, which features more than 20 hot air balloons, from the air.

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Updated: 9:57 PM EDT Aug 19, 2016

Great Falls Balloon Festival takes flight in Lewiston

WMTW News 8's Cristina Frank got a chance to check out the festival, which features more than 20 hot air balloons, from the air.

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Updated: 9:57 PM EDT Aug 19, 2016

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WEBVTT RANK TOOK ARIDE INTO THE SKY.CRISTINA IT'S UP, UP AND AWAY.MORE THAN 20 BALLOO TAKINGFLIGHT AT LEWISTON'S 24TH GREATFALLS BALLOON FESTIVAL THISWEEKENTHIS YEAR'S "STAR WARS" THEMEEVEN ATTRACTING INTERNATIONALATTENTION.>> THE BALLOONISTS WHO HAVDARTH VADER AND YODA AREACTUALLY HERE FROM BELGIUM.THE BALLOON WAS BUILT IN BRAZIL.THEY REALLY DO GO ALL OVER THEWORLD.CRISTINA EVENT ORGANIZERS SAYTHE FESTIVAL GROWS YEAR AFTERYEARIT'S MORE THAN JUST HOT AIR.THERE ARE MORE THAN 30 NONPROFITGROUPS BENEFITING FROM THECROWDS.>> A LOT OF THEM THIS IS THEBIGGEST FUNDRAISER THAT THEY DOALL YEARWE HAVE GROUPS FROM BOOSTERCLUBS, TO SWIM TEAMS TO HOMELESSSHELTERS.CRISTINA TO SEE WHAT THE SKIESARE AL ABOUT, WE TOOK FLIGHT.RIGHT NOW, WE ARE ABOUT 500 FEETABOVE LEWISTON.THE VIEWS ARE JUST INCREDIBLE.OUR PILOT TELLS US ABOUT A DOZENPASSENGERS WILL RIDE IN THIS HOTAIR BALLOON THIS WEEKEND.HE SAYS THE BEST TIME TO GO FORA RIDE IS PROBABLY IN THEMORNINGSWE HEADED SOUTH FOLLOWING THEANDROSOGGIN RIVER FOR A 40MINUTE TRIWHAT KEEPS YOUR PASSION GOINGFOR A BEING A HOT AIR BALLONIST?>> TAKE A LOOK AROUND.CAN YOU SEE BEHIND ME OVER HERE?CAN YOU SEE OUT HERE?IT'S JUST AWESOME.EVERY FLIGHT IS DIFFERENT ANDPEOPLE WE GET TO MEET.IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL SPORT,THERE'S A MAGIC TO IT.CRISTINA A MAGIC TO THE BEAUTYYOU CAN ONLY SEE FROM ABOVE.

Great Falls Balloon Festival takes flight in Lewiston

WMTW News 8's Cristina Frank got a chance to check out the festival, which features more than 20 hot air balloons, from the air.